An old Hindu ascetic or holy man: standing, wearing a saffron loincloth and turban and carrying a cloth bundle, pot and beads. Drawing, ca. 1880 (?).

Date:
[1880?]
Reference:
566387i
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The man's body is covered in ash and his forehead and upper body decorated with ten red dots; he has a long white beard and a staff

Publication/Creation

[1880?]

Physical description

1 drawing : pencil (?), with watercolour and gouache ; image and border 14.5 x 9.6 cm

Lettering

Lettering: handwritten in Urdu (?), in Arabic script on a label pasted to verso (now detached)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 566387i

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